9 Europe-Early History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pax Romano | The period of peace and prosperity intiated by Cesar Augustus |
| Socrates | He was a great Greek philosopher. |
| the serfs | In the Manor , who were the lowest in feudal society? |
| Bartholomeu Dias | Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope? |
| Renaissance | What caused the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of pre-modern period? |
| Johannes Gutenberg | Who is the "father of the printing press"? |
| a charter | What was the written document that granted privilgies and freedoms to city residents? |
| They wrote in the language they spoke every day. | How did Renaissance writers reach a wider audience? |
| the East Indies | Where did Christopher Columbus think he had landed? |
| Palestine | Where was Jesus Christ born? |
| Constantine I | Under which ruler did christianity become the official religion of the Roman Empire? |
| guilds | What did they call workers' organizations that controlled industries? |
| Michelangelo Buonarotti | Who painted the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? |
| Greek | Alexander the Great spread what culture? |
| Middle Ages | What period is between the Classical period and the Pre-modern Period? |
| manor | A castle was often a part of a _______. |
| John Locke | Who was a philosopher who believed that government should serve and protect the people and their freedom? |
| supporters of the Senate | Who killed Julius Caesar? |
| divine right of kings | What is the idea that kings ruled by the will of God? |
| use weapons while riding horses | What did the invention of the stirrup allow horseman to do? |
| Rome | Capital of the Roman Empire |
| polis | city-state |
| Columbian Exchange | Distribution of people, ideas, and diseases around the world by European explorers |
| Classical Greece | "cradle of democracy" |
| Crusade | Christian holy war |
| Parliament | Representative body that took power in England in the name of the people |
| reform | change |
| Constantinople | The capital of Rome when it was declining. |
| philosophy | Greek for "love of wisdom" |
| guild | workers organization |
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